HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 483 No. - 1011 of 2025 Court No. - 16 HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. The present application has been filed for getting a direction issued to the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III, Lucknow, to decide the proceedings of Complaint No.258 of 2012 (Smt. Vartika Singh alias Roli vs. Shailendra Singh and others), filed under Section 5 of the Domestic Violence Act, within a time-bound manner. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the proceedings under Section 5 of the Domestic Violence Act, is pending since 2012, whereas Section 12(5) of the said Act, provides that a case under the Domestic Violence Act, shall be decided within a period of sixty days. 4. In view of the aforesaid fact, the concerned court i.e. court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III, Lucknow, is directed to adhere to the provisions of Section 12(5) of the Domestic Violence Act and accordingly take a decision in the matter, Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Puneet Saxena, Chitrangada Narayan Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Vartika Singh Alias Vertika Singh (Roli As Per Complaint) .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Bapu Bhawan Hazratganj Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) expeditiously, in accordance with law, after affording opportunity of hearing to both the parties and without granting any unnecessary adjournments. 5. The application stands disposed of. November 27, 2025 Sachin A483 No. 1011 of 2025 2 (Brij Raj Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- SACHIN MEHROTRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench